Maureen: You can have him in private, I get him in public. He keeps his career, I keep my reputation. You get ... whatever it is you're getting. Screwed, I think they call it?Serena: You're offering me the chance to be your husband's mistress?Maureen: It's a time-honored political tradition. I'm Jackie. You're Marilyn.

Chuck: No offense, but I don't need your advice. I've been doing quite well on my own.Bart: Oh yeah. The empire. Nice hotel.Chuck: Thank you.Bart: But to be honest, I haven't seen anything in the last year that shows me you've got what it takes. If anything, you've been a disappointment. You opened your heart to Blair and it made you weak. You can't be one person at work and another one at home. If you're soft, you're soft. And let's face it, you're soft. I love you too.

We make our own fortunes, and call them fate. And what better excuse to choose a path than to insist it's our destiny? But at the end of the day, we all have to live with our choices ... no matter who's looking over our shoulder.

Rufus: Lil, none of this is making any sense. Does this have anything to do with Serena?Lily: Other than the fact that she won't speak to me? That she's holed up with some married politician acting like some teenage Rielle Hunter?

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Nate: You have two options. One. Man up, go to war and fight for the girl you love. Or just forget her. Move on to a palette cleanser. And forget her.Dan: So you're saying my only choices are extreme emotional vulnerability with a good friend, or meaningless sex with a stranger.Nate: Pretty much.Dan: Alright.

Nate: Dan, do you really think if you went toe-to-toe with Paul Hoffman that you couldn't take him? You're using him as an excuse.Dan: No. He's a handsome guy. He's a sophomore. He and Vanessa have a lot in common.Nate: He's a douche.